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The symbol for poseidon, the Trident was made for Poseidon and he used this to create water.

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A picture of Poseidon, notice the crown on his head? it shows that he was king/god of the waters.
TOP 10 FACTS!


1. A trident was made for poseidon, it was a gift from the cyclops. With this trident, Poseidon Made water.
2. Poseidon was the god of water, salt and fresh. What most people don't know is that Poseidon was also god of Earthquakes and Horses. He was god of Earthquakes because when he got angry, He smashed his trident on the ground to cause the earth to shake. He often took the form of horses and that's is why people thought he was god of horses as well.
3. Poseidon had many sons but the two most known were Polyphemus, a Cyclops that faced troubles with odysseus and Theseus, a hero. Theseus was a hero because he slayed madusa and saved many on his way to athens.
4. Many people believed that he was not originally the god of earthquakes. He received the name after many years of ruling the sea. He got this name when he received his trident.
5. Poseidon fathered a half-fish son named triton. He also was in alliance with madusa, who was the parent of a pegasus.
6. Poseidon and Athena were in a competition for the love of the people. the competition said that who ever created an object most useful would have the city named after them. Athena Created the very useful olive tree while Poseidon created the useful horse. Athena won the competition, as a result, The city was named Athens instead of Poseidonia.
7. Poseidon sent a monster after troy because of their king, king Laomedon. He did this because of the Fact that he broke his promise to repay the gods after there kind gift they gave to the king. The gods gave him protection and walls around the king's city in return, a huge gift from Laomedon. But the king lied, He never gave them a gift of kindness so Poseidon got revenge.
8. Poseidon's strength was water. Poseidon's weakness was war.
9. Poseidon had many sons. People believed that his sons did not come from just one women, although Poseidon had a wife Amphitrite, He had many other children with other people.
10. According to legend, Poseidon gave the first horse ever created to Demeter as a gift. Demeter is the Earth god and she asked him to give her the most beautiful animal on earth.
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Polyphemus, son of Poseidon







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Pegasus, Symbol that tells Poseidon wasn't ruler of just the sea. People often thought Poseidon took the form of pegasus when he was on earth.







Kyle M's poseidon writing


Music- Created with garageband. The music represents the hard waves, storms, and some soothing waves that Poseidon creates. The music also describes how Poseidon feels at points in his life, such as points were Poseidon is calm or angry at Odysseus.Colors- The color blue describes the water to show the representation of Poseidon.